Historical Yakatabune Experience in Shinagawa Serena Ogawa Enjoy a pleasure cruise on Tokyo’s beautiful waterfront
Traditional Awagami: Traditional Washi Paper Bronwyn O'Neill From Sprout to Sheet: Harvesting mulberry and oriental paper bush at the eighth-generational Awagami Factory, Tokushima.
9 Gardens & Parks Yokohama’s Shomyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Shomyo-ji Temple was established in 1258 as a family temple of Hojo Sanetoki, one of the Kamakura clans. The garden of the temple..
Historical A Day Trip to Yūki, Ibaraki Niaya Harper Yūki, Ibaraki - A city with a long tradition of Japanese textile and craft and the birthplace of Yūki-Tsumugi.
9 Gardens & Parks Fun at Odawara Castle Larry Knipfing Odawara is a rather sleepy town in Kanagawa except for its castle, which is beautiful in the spring around cherry blossom season,..
7 Traditional Makomanai Takino Cemetery Michelle Ishiki What would a row of moai be doing in the back roads of Sapporo? Hanging out with Stonehenge of course. Makomanai Takino Cemetery,..
7 Historical Kamakura’s Jomyoji-ji Temple Steve Morton While most people flock to Kamakura’s more centrally located attractions, many great cultural gems including Jomyoji-ji temple..
12 Temples & Shrines Kozenji Temple Bryan Baier Kozenji is a gorgeous Buddhist temple nestled against the Chuo Alps in Komagane Nagano. It perfectly blends human construction with..